RE Planning on shelter in place - yeah, in this case, it was the wrong choice - but sometimes, it's the RIGHT choice too. By storing food - and doing it with afore thought - I can CHOOSE to stay, or grab, say a weeks worth of food/water, load it in my truck and "Be gone" - empty 5 gal buckets are GOOD for this - pack say, 2-3 days food in each - grab 2-3 buckets, which are watertight and vermin resistant, and your partly ready to go (water, clothes, documents, etc - you do have those too, I hope)

My basic "Hardship" 72 hr kit (aka, I'd live, but be one miserable cookie) is in my truck 24/7 - My families kits are in the house, simply because they are not usually with me